When is Jaja's African Hair Braiding playing in London?

Jaja's African Hair Braiding runs at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre from 28 January to 27 February 2027.

How do I get tickets for Jaja's African Hair Braiding?

Tickets are available through the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre box office. Visit the official website or the Lyric Hammersmith box office to book.

Who wrote Jaja's African Hair Braiding?

Jaja's African Hair Braiding was written by Jocelyn Bioh. The play received 5 Tony Award nominations on Broadway including Best Play. The London production is directed by Monique Touko.

Where is Jaja's African Hair Braiding showing?

The play returns to the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Lyric Square, King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0QL. The nearest tube station is Hammersmith.

What is Jaja's African Hair Braiding about?

Set in a bustling West African hair braiding salon in Harlem, the play follows the lives, loves, and struggles of the immigrant women who work there. Written by Jocelyn Bioh, it is a joyous, powerful celebration of community and womanhood.

Jaja's African Hair Braiding | Lyric Hammersmith, London

The Tony Award-Winning Play Returns to London

Jaja's African Hair Braiding — By Jocelyn Bioh, Directed by Monique Touko

Jaja's African Hair Braiding — Cast Key Art

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

28 January – 27 February 2027

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Jaja's African Hair Braiding is a portrayal of femininity rooted in the African experience. Jocelyn's writing is a celebration and interrogation of what it means to dream and survive in a place where you are othered.

Monique Touko, Director

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Welcome to Jaja's! This bustling Harlem braiding salon is where neighbourhood women come to have their greatest hairstyle dreams come true, all in the hands of a lively group of West African immigrant braiders. Across one hot summer's day, these women experience everything in the pressure cooker of the sweltering shop: from demanding customers to secrets and lies, laughter and betrayal. But each of these women has big dreams as well, dreams which increasingly pit them against the city they call home.